The article below is good but does not address the pathetic Westchester County Bee Line bus system, which moves poor people around to provide services for rich people. See many previous posts on how empty the Bee Line buses are. It might well be more cost effective to provide free and/or discounted Uber rides to the poor people, rather than having them wait in unpleasant locations for Bee Line buses.
Uber's technically not legal here, but it may be soon
by Mark Lungariello, mlungariel@lohud.com 7:48 a.m. EDT March 25, 2016
State insurance laws are a stumbling block for ride-booking services outside of New York City.
Ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft are prohibited in the state outside of New York City due to existing insurance laws. Uber operates in Westchester, but under the county’s current laws regulating taxis and limousines, the company’s drivers are only allowed to give rides if the pick-up or drop-off location is within one of the five boroughs.
It’s a poorly-kept secret that you can take an Uber within Westchester County even though the services aren’t licensed to operate here ...
Yonkers, White Plains and New Rochelle license their own taxis and collect revenue from permit fees or selling medallions.
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